Courtney Kupets, gymnastics

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Patterson wins balance beam silver

ATHENS - On a night when more controversy erupted at the gymnastics venue over scoring in the men's competition, American all-around champion Carly Patterson won silver on the balance beam to give the U.S. women their sixth medal and Romania's Catalina Ponor won gold on beam and floor.

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Bouncing back strong, Kupets, Hatch boost U.S.

ATHENS - A year ago, gymnasts Courtney Kupets and Annia Hatch wondered whether injuries would prevent them from competing again. Last night, they not only competed, but they also excelled on the biggest stage of them all.

Athens Olympics

Patterson flies high in uplifting victory

ATHENS - It shouldn't have been a surprise that Carly Patterson won the gold medal in the women's Olympic all-around gymnastics competition last night.

Injury likely won't keep Kupets from all-around

The sore leg that forced U.S. gymnast Courtney Kupets to scratch an event in the team finals won't keep her out of tonight's all-around competition.

Athens Olympics

U.S. opens door for Romania

ATHENS - The team built for gold came up short a few parts last night.

U.S. shakes off jitters, moves on in qualifying

ATHENS -- U.S. women's gymnasts marched into yesterday's team qualification with an unwanted teammate: jitters.

Kupets carries 'whole package'

To understand what makes Courtney Kupets the best women's gymnast in the country, you have to stop the action.

Kupets could vault Hill into head coach's spot

Event by event, gymnast Courtney Kupets is building a case -- for her coach, Kelli Hill.

Kupets looks like sure thing for landing spot on Olympic team, but rest is up in air

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Well, this first round of the Olympic trials sure didn't solve anything.

Kupets turns rehab into repeat as U.S. co-champ

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Even if Courtney Kupets had finished second last night at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, it would have been a storybook comeback to a year filled with injury and rehabilitation.

Kupets tops U.S. field, appears fully healed

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Courtney Kupets may have torn her Achilles' tendon last summer, but she didn't show weakness in her heel or anywhere else last night at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

Everything is falling into place for Kupets

Interviewed on the Today show by Katie Couric in February.

In her return, Kupets shines in uneven bars

The rust didn't show at all last weekend as 2003 U.S. gymnastics champion Courtney Kupets of Gaithersburg won the event that made her a world champion in 2002.

Women's gymnasts on the mend for U.S.

If the U.S. women's gymnastics team is looking for a mascot, they might consider the Six Million Dollar Man.

Not feeling torn up by injury

GAITHERSBURG - The line between elation and despair is a rust-colored scar, the length and width of a ballpoint pen, that runs from Courtney Kupets' heel to her calf.

Kupets captures first national title

MILWAUKEE - Courtney Kupets knew a slip on the balance beam might end her chances of winning the national all-around title.